Katherine Piedra P4 09/12/13 Chapter 1: The Power of Markets 1. What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? First‚ we assume that all of these entities have unlimited wants. This assumption forms the basis of economics. It is the study of how entities try to fulfill these unlimited wants when confronted with limited resources. Second‚ we assume that all of these entities are rational actors. We assume that they typically act in ways that will
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Chapter 1: The Power of Markets 1. What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? The two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms are that they attempt to maximize their utility using the available resources and that they want to make the most amount of profit possible. 2. What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? Prices in the market economy are extremely useful because they help gauge what
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Principles of Economics chapters 1. Ten Principles of Economics 2. Thinking Like an Economist 3. Interdependence and the Gains from Trade 4. The Market Forces of Supply and Demand 5. Elasticity and Applications 6. Supply‚ Demand‚ and Government Policies 7. Consumers‚ Producers and the Efficiency of Markets 8. Application: The Costs of Taxation 9. Application: International Trade 10. Externalities 11. Goods and Common Resources 12. The Tax System 13. The Costs of Production 14. The Competitive
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1. Chapter 18 problem 1 a) Us net exports decrease when an American arts professor spends the summer touring museums in Europe. US imports increase when he spends the money buying foreign goods and services‚ while its exports unchanged. b) US net exports increase when the students in Paris flock to see the latest movie from Hollywood. US exports rise as foreigners are buying a US good‚ and its imports remain unchanged c) US net exports decline when the uncle buys a new Volvo. US imports rise when
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Chapter 3 Organizer 3.1 Establishing a Global Presence |Why is achieving a competitive advantage a|Leads to increase sales and profits. | |goal? |Major goal of corporations is to maximize profits. | | |If you do not enjoy any competitive advantages you will lose market share (customers)
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Chapter 1: Economics and Economic Reasoning What Economics Is: * Economics- the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires‚ given the decision-making mechanisms‚ social customs‚ and political realities of the society * Coordination- how the three central problems facing any economy are solved * The Three Central Problems of Economics Include * What‚ and how much‚ to produce * How to produce it * For whom to produce it * Scarcity- the goods
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Chapter 3 3. Before the industrial revolution the cottage industry was an industry that was centered in self-sufficient rural households. After the industrial revolutions production moved to urban factories where production was more efficient and on a larger scale. Advances in technology such as the advent of the steam power brought about specialized factories that drastically improved the productivity of the workers. 4. If the cost of producing a good for a household is below the market price
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